Electrician

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water; Sydney; On-site; AUD 59,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Pension contributions up to 11%

34 days annual leave

Job summary

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is seeking a field-based engineer to join the assets team responsible for planned activities, maintenance, and reactive repairs across the Welsh Water asset base. You will investigate plant failures, carry out installations and refurbishments, and coordinate with contractors to ensure safe, compliant delivery.

The role requires a recognised apprenticeship in electrical engineering and a full driving licence, with strong teamwork and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship in electrical or dual skilled engineering (NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds).
• Full driving licence is required.
• Experience working in a team.
• Experience analysing information to spot potential problems.
• Industry experience supporting apprenticeship and adhering to H&S procedures.
• Able to communicate well and build networks across internal departments.
• Work to tight deadlines in challenging circumstances.
• Awareness of regulatory bodies such as DWI and NRW.
• Proficient with Microsoft software packages and other operational systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute activities for Welsh Water assets, including optimised maintenance and reactions to failures.
• Investigate plant failures and perform scheduled maintenance to minimise breakdowns.
• Carry out installations, refurbishments, and assist with commissioning to spec, on time and to procedures.
• Audit spares and materials and order items via supervisor or suppliers.
• Follow health & safety procedures and take responsibility for personal and colleague safety.
• Communicate with contractors and ensure delivery aligns with safety and company procedures.
• Update information in IT systems daily.
• Coordinate with external contractors on capital schemes for effective delivery.
• Organise time with minimal supervision.
• Undertake additional duties as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds (Electrical/dual skilled)

Full driving licence

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Requisition Number 8879
Work Type Permanent
Job Function Operational
Salary Range £31,395.00 -£35,682.00 Predicted salary of up to over £41,000 when including Planned Working Time, Standby payments, additional standby call-out fees etc)
Base Chester
Closing Date Sunday 11th October 2026 at 23:59

What you’ll be responsible for

• In this field-based role, you will be part of a team working on planned activities for Welsh Water assets eg improvement projects and preventative maintenance works, as well as reacting to failures across the area.
• Investigating the nature of plant failures and carrying out scheduled planned maintenance work on all equipment relating to the Welsh Water asset base to minimise plant breakdowns.
• Carrying out like for like installations, refurbishments and assisting with commissioning equipment to specification, on time and in line with company procedures.
• Carrying out an audit of spares and materials required to complete work effectively, ordering necessary items via your supervisor or direct from supplier.
• Following company health & safety procedures - being accountable for your own health & safety and having a duty of care to your colleagues and anyone affected by the work you do.
• Dealing with sometimes difficult situations in a friendly, positive and professional manner, whilst striving for a speedy resolution.
• Updating information in various IT systems daily.
• Liaising with outside contractors on large capital schemes ensuring they are delivered effectively and efficiently in full compliance with Health & Safety and company procedures.
• Organising your own time, handling routine work with a minimum of supervision.
• Undertaking any other duties as required to meet the needs of the business.

About You

• A recognised apprenticeship in electrical or dual skilled engineering awarded with an NVQ Level 3 qualification or City & Guilds equivalent
• Full driving licence
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of analysing information to spot potential problems
• Practical experience gained in industry to support your apprenticeship and ensure full compliance and adherence to all H&S procedures
• Able to communicate well, listen and respond appropriately to solve problems
• Able to build and maintain good networks with internal departments
• Able to work to tight deadlines, sometimes in difficult circumstances
• Awareness of regulatory bodies such as DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate) and NRW (Natural Resources Wales)
• Able to use Microsoft software packages and other operational systems

Good to know

• The successful candidate will participate on call (1 week out of every 7 weeks), and also participate in 260 hours planned working time.

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

• Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
• Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Reduction on gym memberships and high street shopping
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site parking at all our sites
• Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
• Car-leasing scheme
• Health CashBack scheme
• An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.
To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them. The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so we are looking for people who understand and comply with the company’s required security objectives.
We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.
To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.
In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.
Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT
© Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.